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StartupCampWaterloo

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StartupCampWaterloo

 

DateOctober 23, 2007
Time6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location Waterloo Accelerator Centre, 295 Hagey Blvd., Waterloo
Expected AttendanceAll are welcome!

 

A group has been created so please join to discuss BarCamps or DemoCamps in the region. Also there's a Facebook group too!

 

Agenda (The plan in a draft form)

 

StartupCampWaterloo borrows from DemoCamp except we have a *main speaker* and a couple set presentations from members of the community. The StartupDemo gives you a chance to get your idea out there and get feedback so you can strengthen your idea.

 

  1. Keynote speaker - Albert Lai - on whatever he wants to talk about to an audience of existing and potential start ups
  2. food (be social)
  3. StartupDemo-style presentations, round 1;br>Breakdown:
    1. who are you?
    2. what issues do you want help with e.g., market validation, business model, marketing, etc
    3. give us your 30s to 5 minute pitch (depending on how many people we have signed up for this part of session)
    4. audience participation in answers
  4. break (start talking to people)
  5. Speaker: Funding - how it feels - Well.ca
  6. break (some more socializing)
  7. StartupDemo-style presentations, round 2
  8. done

 

Over the evening experts in certain topic areas will be identified, the idea is to use the break time to have small group discussions.

 

Demos (list will make up the StartupDemo presentations)

 

  1. Michael Fagan: if most people haven't seen Rajat's demo of Zimride, I will do a brief demo on his behalf
  2. Albert O'Connor: Purple, how does our idea suck?
  3. Avery Pennarun: one of: what to do and not do with financing; things I screwed up starting my last company; The Innovator's Dilemma and how to take advantage of it; Crossing the Chasm and how to do market segmentation; tricks for hiring people.

 

Please add what you would like to see at StartupCampWaterloo that isn't listed above.

 

  • top 10 mistakes
  • how to get free money

 

Attendees

 

Add your name below (use Edit Page at the top) to attend - and participate! in the StartupCamp. Or email jrodgers@uwaterloo.ca.

 

  1. Timothy Li, MBET candidate
  2. Jesse Rodgers (instigator) email blog
  3. Mic Berman (organizer) email blog
  4. Ali Asaria Well.ca (instigator)
  5. Michael Nielsen email blog
  6. William Spaetzel email blog
  7. Rajesh Kumar meetrajesh.com email
  8. Simon Clark zebraspot.com email
  9. Renjie Butalid web email
  10. MichaelFagan
  11. Chris Long Well.ca
  12. Avery Pennarun Versabanq Nitix
  13. Norman Young Personal Syndication
  14. Gary Will
  15. Kevin Thomason aiderss.com email
  16. Albert O'Connor email
  17. Jeff Fedor email
  18. Simon Woodside [http://simonwoodside.com] (hey I instigated too!)
  19. Paul Butler blog
  20. Jevon Macdonald startupnorth.ca
  21. Jonas Brandon startupnorth.ca
  22. Rick Niesiobedzki Recursive Design
  23. Robert Barlow-Busch
  24. Chris Thiessen Zoomii
  25. Ranen Ghosh

 

Would like to participate but can't make it that day

 

Just enter your name here if you can't make it but would like to attend the next BarCampWaterloo.

 

  1. Brydon Gilliss, dang! I'm on a plane to the other coast that day.

 

Sponsors

 

If you would like to sponsor BarCampWaterloo, please add your name to the list of sponsors below. We need to cover the cost of the space, snacks, name tags, etc.

 

 

Sponsors get:

 

  • a mention and BarCamplink on the BarCampWaterloo page
  • small but visible sign at the presentation table
  • MC to mention sponsorship at the event, including a sentence or two about what your company does
  • a mention of the sponsor and url in any publicity/articles and we will try for news releases

 

Task List

 

  • Find some people to help
  • Figure out if more budget can be found somewhere

 

Community

 

Help build the community. Add your events, thoughts, etc to the WatCamp page!

 

What is it?

 

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

 

(Part of the WatCamp community. The previous BarCampWaterloo was BarCampWaterloo_September06, BarCampWaterloo_December06, BarCampWaterloo_March07 and BarCampWaterloo_May07.)

 

Next BarCampWaterloo during Entrepreneur week

 

StartupCampWaterloo discussion and planning notes from meeting Friday August 3d.

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